Gasoline prices rise for first time in 12 days

The national average rose almost a penny to $3.186 for regular gasoline, its first price increase since Oct. 31 and its largest one-day increase since Oct. 16, according to travel and leisure group AAA.

It doesn’t mean the decline is over, said Michael Green, an AAA spokesman. We’re still on track to reach a low for the year by mid-December, he said.

“It is possible that averages temporarily could remain relatively flat and even rise slightly in certain parts of the country such as the Midwest, but at this point the economics of supply and demand would still point to lower prices by the end of the year,” Green said.

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